Rotary pump and motor hydraulic transmission



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ROTARY PUMP AND MOTOR HYDRAULIC TRANSMISSION Filed Aug. 3, 1953 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR. H mauom United States Patent ROTARY PUMP AND MOTOR HYDRAULIC TRANSMISSION Otto Niibling, Weener (Ems), Germany Application August 3, 1953, Serial No. 372,056

Claims priority, application Germany August 6, 1952 18 Claims. (Cl. 60-53) V The present invention relates to hydraulic transmissions, and more particularly to an arrangement for simultaneously regulating the pump and the motor of ahydraulic transmission.

The pump and motor means of hydraulic transmissions have to be connected by conduits which cause losses due to friction of the operating fluid in the conduits.

It is one object of the present invention to provide a hydraulic transmission in which a pump and a hydraulic motor are hydraulically connected by control valve which is formed with straight conduits connecting the pump and the motor, respectively.

It is another object of the present invention to combine two control valves required for the regulation of the pump and of the motor, respectively, of the hydraulic transmission in a single control valve permitting simultaneous control and adjustment of the pump and the motor.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cooling means for the circulated operating fluid of the hydraulic transmission, and to return through the cooling means the operating fluid discharged by the motor into the pump means.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a single combined control valve in a hydraulic transmission in which pump and motor means, each consisting of outer and inner members having parallel axes, are arranged with the respective axes in planes which are perpendicular.

It is yet another object of the present invention to turn the control valve by servomotor which is automatically operated by speed responsive means driven by the pump and manually actuated for turning the control valve into a position in which the direction of rotation of the motor is reversed.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide the control valve with spring loaded safety valves, and with a braking valve closing the discharge outlet of the motor for braking the same.

With these objects in view, the present invention mainly consists in a hydraulic transmission, in combination, rotary pump means and hydraulic motor means arranged spaced in axial direction, each of the means including rotary outer and inner members having parallel spaced axes of rotation, the rotary outer and inner members of the pump means and motor means respectively defining suction chamber means increasing in volume, and discharge chamber means decreasing in volume during rota tion, each of the inner members being formed with an axial bore, and with radial passages connecting the respective borewith the suction and discharge chamber means of the respective'inner member, the inner members and the bores being coaxial, and a hollow tubular control valve located in the bores in the inner members and being turnable therein, the tubular control valve having in the interior thereof a partition defining a supply conduit means and a return conduit means, the supply and return conduit means having first ports communicating-with the passages in the inner member of the pump means, and second ports communicating with the passages in the inner member of the motor means, the partition having free edges sliding over the passages of the inner members of the pump means and of the motor means, respectively, during turning of the control valve so that in one position of the control valve the first ports supply and discharge an operating liquid to the suction and discharge chamber means of the pump means, respectively, and the second ports connect the discharge and suction chamber means of the motor means, and in another turned position of the control valve turn in one direction through an angle of substantially the second ports supply and discharge the operating fluid to the suction and discharge chamber means of the motor means, respectively, and the first ports connect the discharge and suction chamber means of the pump means.

The present invention also consists in an arrangement for automatically controlling the servomotor to turn a control valve between adjusting positions for adjusting the hydraulic transmission, the arrangement also including means for manually controlling the servomotor to turn the control valve into a position causing reversal of the rotation of the hydraulic motor forming part of the hydraulic transmission.

The novel features which are considered as characteristic for the invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of specific embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is an axial sectional view through a hydraulic transmission according to the present invention;

Figs. 2, 4, 7 and 9 are cross sectional views through a pump of the hydraulic transmission taken on line 2-2, in Fig. 1 and illustrating diiferent positions of the control valve means;

Figs. 3, 5, 8 and 10 correspond to Figs. 2, 4, 7 and 9, respectively, and are cross sectional views through the motor means of the hydraulic transmission taken on line 3-3 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on line 6-6 in Fig. 1;

Figs. 6a and 6b are fragmentary sectional views on line 6-6 in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 11 is a cross sectional view taken on line 11-11 in Fig. 1 illustrating braking valve means according to the present invention.

Referring now to the drawings and more particularly to Figs. 1 to 10, the hydraulic transmission shown in Fig. 1 consists of a pump means 4, 7 and a hydraulic motor means 16, 17. Pump and motor are of the type in which an outer member is provided with inner teeth and an inner member is provided with outer teeth, the number of teeth of the inner member being one less than the teeth of the outer member. As best seen in Fig. 2, the inner rotary member 4 of the pump means is eccentrically arranged with respect to the outer member 7, the axis of the inner rotary member 4 being parallel to the axis of the outer rotary member 7. As shown in Fig. 3, the motor corresponds to the pump and consists of an inner rotary member 16 cooperating with an outer rotary member 17 and having an axis parallel to the axis of the outer rotary member.

According to the present invention the pump and the motor are arranged in such manner that a first plane defined by the axes of the inner and outer members of the pump is perpendicular to a second plane defined by the .axes of the inner and outer members of the motor. The

7 3 relative position of pump and motor is shown, "for instance, in Figs. 2 and 3.

Referring again to Fig. l, the shaft 1 is driven from a prime mover, such a diesel motor, and rotatably mounted in the housing 3 in a bearing -2. The rota'ry inher member "4 of the pump is fixedly mounted on the drive shaft 1. V The outer and inner rotary jme'mb'er's are laterally bounded by check -;nembe'rs 8 which are fixed- 1y seeured'to the butter member 7. Bearings 9 support the outer member -7 in the housing 3. The inner rotary member "16 of the motor is 'integralwith the driven shaft 15L Bearings 1-9, 20 respectively rotatahly support the'inhe; and outer-members 'o'f the motor in the hofu'singfs.

The "driven shaft may be used 'to 'drive'a machine tool, 'a

hoist, or a'velz'icle.

vThe iniie emtiers '4, 16of t-he pump and motor are coaxially ai-r anged and provided w-tih inner. bores 10, IQ" in which "a tubular control valve 10 -is turn'ably mounted. a 7 a a r The construction of the hydraulic apparatus usedgas a pump, ormotor, respectively,' in the arrangement of the present invention-is known per "se. As will be understood from Fig. 2, the

rec'tion of the arrow- While the discharge chambers on the-other 'side'of theplane contr'act'during rotation. Consequently an operating fluid is suckedithrough the radial I :con'duits info the chambers "13- and discharged through tlie -radial conduitsS from the discharge chambers 14 if the control valve is in the position shown :in Fig. 2 in which the partition 63 is located in the plane defined by the axes of the "rotary inner and outer members 4, '7.

If "the control valve is turned through an angle of 90" into the position shown in Fig. 4 in which the suction chambers13 are connected by the ports lilcuand 1012 with the. contracting chambers '14, no fluid isdischarged,

the operating fluid or liquid circulates within the pump,

andthe pump *does not drive the motor. the partition 63 on the motor is similar. :According. to the present invention, the pump and motor are arranged in such a manner that the eccentric- .ities e and-Egirespectively, are perpendicular to each other. :A sfraightpartitioning wall 63 diametrically extending The effect of throughtlie tubular control valve '10 which is common to both pump' and motor will effect in the positioushow'n inJFigs. 2*and'3 m'aximum discharge and suction of the pump, and idle circulation in the motor, and in the positionrs owu n Ei st/t nd 5. l fi n n ep p and maximum capacity of the motor which, however, is lls su l ed,n hp e ti e u d y he lu p i this 1 iE ..-qf. hala us! r k I t ew tr al i turned slightly less than 90, the mo t o rotateswith a small torque, v In the intermediate.positionshown 7. 'a'ridfi}, a portion'of th e operating liquid ;is circulated withinthe'pump, while another portion of the operating liquid "is supplied to the f'niotor through the conduits 5 fan'dthe supply'donduit'll "in'Fig. '1. Themotorcapacity nhultaneouslyiadju'sted when the control valve "10 'is fsiiie 'a' c'on 'stantftorque"dfltlie firifrie never result in fa fconstant torque of the pump regardless of thefpo non jof'the controlyalve 1 0,"the"fluidpressure illustratedjby fthe vector 44 results inftne maximum'punip position 'of Fig. '2. The'resulting; fluid pressure must be larger when a smaller amount of 'fluid is dis'charg ed. In Fig. 7 the vector'fi'represents fluid pressure, andit's component 15 is the force required for the turning moment. Si ice 'thec omponent 45 must be equal to' ni'e I force 44, the same torque being appliedhy the prime mover, the fluid pressure 64is greater in the-regulated position shown in Fig. 7 than in the "maximurn position whenthe -pump has'r'nax'ufiumdis'char'gefand on the other fsu'c'tio'n chambers-'13 located on one side of the plane defined by the parallel axes of the inner *and outer members-expand during rotation in the dihand the .pump has minimum discharge when the motor has maximum capacity, and in this event the motor rotates slowly producing a very high torque since the pump operates at high pressure and minimum discharge.

From the above description of the operation of, the pump and the motor,'respectively,'it will be understood that the provisionof a combined control valve for the pump and for the motor per ts "sirnu1taiieou'seoi1t fol of the pump and motor time which is extremely suit- 10 able for an adjustmentofjthe hydraulic transmission.

incetheaxesof the outer'and inner membersof the Z 7 pump "and the "axes Bf the "outer an'd inner modifiers of he mo u t reana sedin:1:ems 'siisalanznlaasn.the E pply conduit 11 and the partition wall are straight as 15 the p nup and the motorof the hydraulic drive is ob tained. The return conduit from'the motor to the pump uld be designed as a straight co'uduit on the other side "f the :ably the operating fluid dischargedby'therrnotor .i's'iguide'd out of thecontrol valve and through a' coo'ler rbeforeiit en't'ers the pump. 7

Refer ing again to Fig. l-=, the partitioning wall 63 in the common control valve 10 divides the interior of the the fe'turn conduit 21, 12. Thesupply conduit 11 and members 4, 16 "and communicate with passages 5. .,In

the embodiment of Fig. 1 the return conduit 'is dividci by "a radialwall 63' into a discharg'e conduit. portion 21 having outlet slots 22,. and .a suction. conduit portion -12 having-inlet slots 23. The inlet 23 and the outlet -22 cornmunicate throughupassagestzl and 12' .in; the

'housing 3 with the. conduits '81, T82 of a cooler 80,'sothat the operating fluid discharged lay the motor heatedby friction passes through the cooler 86 and is cooled before entering again the pump, of, the, hydraulic transmission. Consequeuglythe conduits .1,, 21f, 81', 82,12 and}; constitute, together with cooler 80, the return conduit means.

th t r ng of. h c n ro v l e 10. i t hi h. th :nau i 1 3- st ne a m f li n q mt njo the. me .be ss utrcm'fi fit heushsr st fi thm' pump through the supply conduit 11 into the and pp i isa. i the direcopen when a pre prevents mat i1. of 'eavi 1 s sui t'ahle check valve may "he provided in con- I out marine shown in Fig. 1 whereby a'frictionlesseonnection between partition similar to the :supply co'ndui't 11. Prefer? tubular control valve into the supply conduit '11 and thereturn 'cond'uit'll, 12 end in ports locateddn the inner Referring nowJo Figs. 9 and;l(),it

a tates' with the inner member 4 of the pump, and drives another gear 29 from which an auxiliary shaft 32 is driven by means of beveled gears 30, 31. At the end of the shaft 32 centrifugal governor 33 is arranged which shifts the valve member 34 of a valve 65 in accordance with the speed of the pump. A spring 35 acts on the other end of the valve member 34, the tension of the spring being manually adjusted by means of a cam 36 which is operated by lever 36'.

The auxiliary pump means 40 sucks oil through the conduit 42 from a portion of the housing, and presses the oil into the conduit 41. According to the position of the valve member 34, the pressure oil will be pressed either into conduit 37 or into conduit 38 which in the position shown in Fig. 6 are connected by the passages 47 and 48 in the valve 46 with the conduits 50 and 51 which open into the cylinder 39 of the servomotor on both sides of the piston 39.

Consequently, the centrifugal governor and the valve 34, 35 are speed responsive means, and as the speed of the pump increases or decreases, respectively, the pressure fluid produced by the auxiliary pump 40 will flow to one side or the other side of the piston, respectively, and adjust the control valve 10 as required. Automatic regulation of a control valve used with a single hydraulic apparatus is known. According to the present invention, a combined control valve common to pump and motor of a hydraulic transmission is automatically controlled to simultaneously adjust the pump and the motor of a hydraulic transmission.

As pointed out before, in the particular arrangement of the present invention turning of the combined control valve 10 through an angle of greater than 90 will efli'ect a reversal of the rotation of the motor of the transmission. Consequently, the rack bar 27 must move for a greater distance for reversal of the motor than for regulation. The distance'through which the piston 39 of the servomotor moves for regulation is the distance between the conduits 50 and 51. For turning the control valve 10 into reversing position, the piston -39 must move through a greater distance, namely the distance between the reversing conduits 56 and 57.

In the position illustrated in Fig. 6 the reversing valve 46 connects the conduits 37, 38 by means of the passages 47, 48 with the conduits 50, 51. When the reversing valve 46 is turned by lever 49 an angle of 90, the reversing passages 54 and 55, which are spaced the same distance as the reversing conduits 56 and 57, connect the reversing conduits 56, 57 with the reversing conduits 53 and 52. A four-way switching valve 90 connects in one position the reversing conduit 52 with the pressure fluid conduit 79, and the reversing conduit 53 with the return conduit 91 which ends in the housing 3. In the other position of the switching valve 90, conduit 70 is connected to reversing conduit 53, and reversing conduit 52 is connected to return conduit 91.

The arrangement operates as follows: During normal operation the reversing valve 46 is in the position shown in Fig. 6, and the position of the control valve, and thereby the hydraulic transmission is automatically controlled by the speed responsive regulating means 34 and 33.

In the event that reversing of the motor is desired, the reversing valve 46 is turned 90, whereby the reversing conduits 52, 57 are connected by the reversing passage 54 and the pressure fluid supplied by the auxiliary pump 40 flows through conduit 70, the four-way switching valve 90, and the reversing conduits 52, 57 into the cylinder 39' and forces the piston 39 all the way to the right in Fig. 6 since the conduits t), 51 are interrupted and ineffective.

Such movement of the piston 39 will effect through the transmission means 25, 26, 27 a turning of the control valve into the position shown in Fig. 9 in which the direction of rotation of the motor is reversed. The fluid on the right side of the piston passes through reversing .condnits 56, 55, 53 to the valve 99 and from there through conduit 91 into the housing.

In order to return the piston to its normal position it is necessary to turn the four-way switching valve so that the pressure fluid is supplied through the reversing conduits 53, 55 and 56 to the right side of the piston 39, while the fluid on the left side of the piston 39 returns to the housing.

When the reversing valve 46 is again turned to the position shown in Fig. 6 the switching valve 90 becomes ineffective and automatic regulation takes place. In the position of the speed responsive valve 65 shown in Fig. 6, the piston 92 has closed the bores 37 and 38. At an increased number of revolutions, the valve piston .92 is moved upwardly by the centrifugal governor 33 into the position shown in Fig. 6a, and the pressure fluid passes into the conduit 37 as shown by arrows. Correspondingly, the pressure fluid returning through conduit 38 flows into the pump housing through bores 93, 94 and 95.

Fig. 6b illustrates the position of the valve piston 92 when the number of revolutions is reduced. In this event, the pressure fluid enters through bore 38, while flowing out through bore 37. i

In the arrangement of the present invention preferably means are provided to separate the pump from the motor regardless of the position of the control valve. For instance, turning of the control valve from the position shown in Fig. 4 through the position shown in Fig. 2 into the position shown in Fig. 9 would produce a torque on the motor and result in excessive pressure eifecting opening of the spring loaded valve 66. Therefore, manually operated means are provided for opening the valve 66, 67. A bushing 75 is arranged on the shaft 15 and operated by a lever 74. A member 72 engages the valve stems and is connected to the bushing 75 by means of a bearing ring 71, so that valves 66, 67 can be opened at will by operation of lever 74.

It is known to brake the hydraulic motor of a hydraulic transmission by providing a throttling means in the return conduit of the motor.

According to the present invention a ring-shaped braking valve means 59 is turnably arranged on the control valve 10 as shown in Figs. 1 and 11. In the center of the braking valve 59 gear 73 is provided, which meshes with a toothed segment 61 connected to the lever arm 62. Actuation of the lever arm 62 will cause turning of the braking valve ring 59 between one position in which the slots 60 therein register with slots 58 provided in a surrounding portion of the housing 3, and another position in Which the portions 57 between the slots 60 close the slots 58 and prevent discharge of the operating fluid into the conduits 21' and 81 which connect the control valve with the inlet of the cooler. Consequently on the discharge side of the motor high pressure develops which effects braking of the motor. Such pressure, however, is confined by the braking valve ring 58 to the control valve so that the cooler need not be designed for high pressure which is only present in the interior of the control valve 19 protected by the safety valve 67.

It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of hydraulic transmissions difiering from the types described above.

While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in a control valve for simultaneously controlling the pump and the motor of a hydraulic transmission and for reversing the motor of the hydraulic transmission, it is not intended to be limited to the details shown, since various modifications and structural changes may be made without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention spears? tubular control valve located in said bores in said inner members and being turnable therein, said tubular control valve having in the interior thereof a diametrical partition defining a supply conduit means and a return conduit means, said supply and return conduit means having oppositely arranged first ports communicating with said passages in said inner member of said pump means and oppositely arranged second ports communicating with said passages in said inner member of said motor means, said partition having free edges sliding over said passages of said inner members of said pump means and of said motor means, respectively, during turning of said control valve so that in one position of said control valve said partition is turned in one direction into said first plane and said first ports supply and discharge an operating liquid to said suction and discharge chamber means of said pump means, respectively, and said second ports connect said discharge and suction chamber means of said motor means, and in another turned position of said control valve in which said partition is located in said second plane and said second ports supply and discharge the operating fluid to said suction and discharge chamber means of said motor means, respectively, and said first ports connect said discharge and suction chamber means of said pump means; a radial wall located in the interior of said tubular valve at one side and in the middle of said partition and dividing said return conduit means into two conduit portions; cooler means; and cooler conduit means connecting said cooler means with said divided conduit portions of said return conduit and opening into said conduit portions on both sides of said radial wall so that an operating liquid discharged by said motor means into one of said conduit portions passes through said cooler means and the other of said conduit portions before entering said pump means.

5. In a hydraulic transmission, in combination, rotary pump means and hydraulic motor means arranged spaced in axial direction, each of said means including rotary outer and inner members having parallel spaced axes of rotation, said rotary outer and inner members of said pump means and motor means respectively defining suction chamber means increasing in volume and discharge chamber means decreasing in volume during rotation, the axes of said rotary outer and inner members of said pump means being located in a first plane and the axes of said rotary inner and outer members of said motor means being located in a second plane, which is normal to said first plane, said suction chamber means and discharge chamber means of said pump means and of said motor means being located on opposite sides of said first plane and of said second plane, respectively, each of said inner members being formed with an axial bore and with radial passages connecting the respective bore with the suction and discharge chamber means of the respective innermemher, said inner members and said bores being coaxial; and a hollow tubular control valve located in said bores in said inner members and being turnable therein, said tubular control valve having in the interior thereof a diametrical partition defining a supply conduit means and a return conduit means, said supply and return conduit means having oppositely arranged first ports communicating with said passages in said inner member of said pump means and oppositely arranged second ports communicating with said passages in said inner member of said motor means, said partition having free edges sliding over said passages of said inner members of said pump means and of said motor means, respectively, during turning of said control valve so that in one position of said control valve said partition is turned in one direction into said first plane and said first ports supply and discharge an operating liquid to said suction and discharge chamber means of said pump means, respectively, and said second ports connect said discharge and suction chamber means of said motor means, and in another turned position of said control valve in which said partition is located in said second plane and said second ports supply and discharge the operating fluid to said suction and discharge chamber means of said motor means, respectively, and said first ports connect said discharge and suction chamber means of said pump means, further turning of said control valve in said direction from said other position to a third position effecting reversal of the direction of rotation of said motor means.

6. In a hydraulic transmission as claimed in claim 2, in combination, servomotor means; transmission means connecting said servomotor means with said turnable control valve; an auxiliary pump adapted to supply a pressure fluid; two conduit means connecting said auxiliary pump with said servomotor means; speed responsive regulator means driven by said pump means and including a regulating valve means located in said conduit means for operating said servomotor means whereby said control valve is adjusted in accordance with the rotary speed of said pump means.

7. In a hydraulic transmission as claimed in claim 5,

in combination, servomotor means; transmission meansconnecting said servomotor means with said turnable control valve; an auxiliary pump adapted to supply a pressure fluid; two reversing conduit means connecting said auxiliary pump with said servomotor means; switching valve means in said reversing conduit means for reversing the flow of fluid in the same for actuating said servomotor means to move to a position corresponding to turning of said control valve through substantially and back.

8. In a hydraulic transmission including a pump means and a motor means, in combination, a control valve turnable between a first and a second position for regulating the hydraulic transmission, and further turnable to a third position for reversing the motor means; servomotor means; transmission means connecting said servomotor means with said turnable control valve; an auxiliary pump adapted to supply a pressure fluid; conduit means connecting said auxiliary pump with said servomotor means; speed responsive rotary governor means connected to the pump means for rotation; a regulating valve means operated by said governor means and located in said conduit means for operating said servomotor means in accordance with'the rotary speed of said pump means between two positions corresponding to said first and second positions of said control valve, whereby said control valve is automatically adjusted to the rotary speed of said pump means; reversing conduit means connecting said auxiliary pump with said servomotor means; switching valve means for reversing the flow of fluid in said reversing conduit means for actuat ing said servomotor to move between two other farther spaced positions corresponding to turning of said control valve to said third position and back.

9. In a hydraulic transmission as claimed in claim 5, in combination, servomotor means; transmission means connecting said servomotor means with said turnable control valve; an auxiliary pump adapted to supply a pressure fluid; conduit means connecting said auxiliary pump with said servomotor means; speed responsive ro tary governor means connected to the pump means for rotation; a regulating valve means operated by said governor means and located in said conduit means for operating said servomotor means in accordance with the rotary speed of said pump means between two positions corresponding to said first and second positions of said control valve, whereby said controlvalve is automatically adjusted to the rotary speed of said pump means; reversing conduit means connecting said auxiliary pump with said servomotor means; switching valve means for reversing the flow of fluid in said reversing conduit means for actuating said servomotor to move between two other farther spaced positions corresponding to turning of said control valve to said third position and back.

10. An arrangement as claimed in claim 9 wherein said transmission means include gear means connected 11 to said 'turnable' control valve for rotation, and a rack bar, meshing. with said gear means; and-wherein said servornotor' means is composedjof cvlinder and piston elements, one of said elements being reciprocabie, and

connected to said rack bar. a

. 11. An arrangement as claimed in claim .8 wherein said servomotor means is composed ofo cylinder and a piston, said :cylinder comninnicatingiwirh said .reve'rsing :conduit .nieans at two points located oneither side of said .pistonand with said conduit means at twofpoiuts. located at'either side oi said piston aandinside said mentioned points; and including amanually operated reversing valve means movable'betweenftwo positions".

and'having two-pairs of angularly spaced'valveipassages "cooperating respectively with said two. conduit means and :said two reversing conduit means; one pair of said valve. passages -being spaced the-same :distanocas said re verse conduits, and the other pair of said-valve being spaced the same distance as'said conduit means, oneipair of'said passagesin'sairl reversing valve means being located in one of saidv-al 'e positions in said con 'dui-t means to permit How of said 'fiuid through said :con-

duit-means, and theother pair of passages being located in the other of said valve positions in said reversing conduit'means to permit fiowthrough said reverse conduit means.

12. In a hydraulic transmission, in combination, rotarypump. means and hydraulic motor means arranged spaced in axial direction, each of said means including rotary outer and inner members havingparallel :spaced axescf rotation, said rotary outer and inner members of said pump means and motor. means respectively defining suction chamber means increasing'in'voluroe'and discharge chamber means decreasing in volume during rotation, each'of said inner members being formed with an axial bore and with radialpassages connecting the.

respective bore with the, suction and discharge chamber. means of the respective inner member, 'saidirner H1331. bers and said bores being coaxial; a hollowtubular control valve located in said bores in said inner members and being turnable therein, said tubular control valve having in the interior thereof a partition defining a supply conduit means and a. return conduit means, said sup ply and return conduit means having first ports communicating with said passages in said inner member of said-pump means and second ports communicating with said passagesin said inner member of said motor means, said partition having'free edges sliding over saidipassages Qfsaidkinner, members of said pump means and of said motor means; respectively, during turning of said con-. trolvalve so that in one position of'said control valve saidrfirst ports supply and discharge on operating liquid ,to said suction and discharge chamber means :ofsai'd pump means, respectively, and said second .ports connect said discharge and suction chamber'means of .said ,motor means, and in another turned position of said control valve turned in one directionthrough wan angle of substantially 90 said second ports supply and discharge the operating fluid to said suction discharge chamber means ofsaid motor means, respectively, and said first ports connect said discharge and suction chamber 7 said braking valve member is a ring 'turnably mounted means'and the other of, said conduit portions before em tering said pump means; a braking valve member lo-' cated intermediate said cooler-conduit .means and theconduit portion of saidreturn conduit communicating with said-motor means; Ia'nd'means, for operating said braking valve member'for braking said motor means by atileast partly closing said braking valve member.

13. An arrangement ,as claimed in claim 12 wherein on said tubular control valve .andtorrned with slots;v and including an annular: housing portion surrounding said. ring and being formed -With.slots corresponding to said first mentioned slots, and wherein said operating means turn said ring between a normal position in which said slots in said housing portion are aligned with said slots in said ring, .and a braking positionin which said slots are at least partly staggered.

14. In a hydraulic transmlssion including pump mm andmotor means; a tubularcontrol valvetor regulating the transmission .and being formed .with a supply :conduit for supplying an operating liquid from :said pump means,

to said motor means and .with a dischargeconduitxcome municating with said motor means and having an eouter opening on the outer. surface of said tubular control valve,

saidtubular control valve being'formed with asuction conduit communicating with .said pump means and havingyan inlet opening on said outerrsurface :of said tubular control valve; coolcrimeans communicating .onone hand. with said outlet port and on the .other hand .withlsaid inlet port; and :a brake valvemember locatedintermediate said cooler :means andsaid outlet and movable between an open position and an at least partly closed position a blocking discharge from :said motor means into said cooler means :wherelby. said motor. means, is braked-5 15. An arrangement as claimed in :claim l4 wherei11 said hralgevalve member is .a slotted ring,;and including an annular slotted housing portion surrounding :said

slotted ring; and means .for turningsaidislot-ted ring.

16. A hydraulic transmission acclaimed in claim; 2 and 7 including a spring loaded 'valve mounted on said :control' valve and connecting in open position said supplyconduit means withthe outside; and another spring loaded valve mounted on said control valve and connecting in open position said return cond it means with the-outside; said, I spring loaded valves being adapted torelieveovcrpress'ureinsaid coutrolvalvel 17. An arrangement as claimedxinclaim :14' audioeluding a spring loa ed valve mounted on said :control' valve .andcornmunicating with said discharge. conduit.

. said spring loaded valve adaPtedto-relieve overpressure created by closingsaidhrake valve member; r 7 18. A hydraulic transmission as claimed in claim .2 an clud spr slead d valve mounted on said control valve and connecting in open position said supply con it means wi h h ou side; another. spr ng loaded valve mounted on said control valve and eonnectingin open position said return conduit'means with theroutside, said spring loaded'valves beingbadaptedto relieve Over pressure 'in said control valve; and manually operated.

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